success story
noun
1
: a story of a person who rises to fortune, acclaim, or brilliant achievement
In the world of finance, his is a great success story.
2
: someone or something that has achieved a goal
I am one of the diet clinic's success stories.
3
: someone or something that has achieved wealth, respect, or fame
That company is one of this area's biggest success stories.
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Yet in spite of its rather hurried origins, it’s gone on to become a General Motors success story in the quarter-century since it was created.
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Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 17 June 2025
Another great success story comes from Kalamazoo Garden Solutions, a business looking to hire hundreds of seasonal workers to support plant distribution to major retailers statewide.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 14 June 2025
In another success story, Flock helped track down an armed man in New Mexico, who was wanted on suspicion of a shooting in Oklahoma.
—Elizabeth MacBride, CNBC, 10 June 2025
In many respects, Poland is Europe’s greatest postwar success story, with booming economic growth rates and a robust military strongly committed to NATO.
—Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
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Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 17 June 2025
Another great success story comes from Kalamazoo Garden Solutions, a business looking to hire hundreds of seasonal workers to support plant distribution to major retailers statewide.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 14 June 2025
In another success story, Flock helped track down an armed man in New Mexico, who was wanted on suspicion of a shooting in Oklahoma.
—Elizabeth MacBride, CNBC, 10 June 2025
In many respects, Poland is Europe’s greatest postwar success story, with booming economic growth rates and a robust military strongly committed to NATO.
—Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for success story
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“Success story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/success%20story. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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